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Theme and Poetic Analysis John Keats's Sonnet Bright Star

Theme and Poetic Analysis of John Keats's Sonnet "Bright Star"

A “Bright Star” by Keats, is a sonnet that shows his infatuation to be with his lover for eternity. The poem’s main theme deals with the love and appreciation of things that are unchanging. This theme is brought up many times in the poem. For example, Keats uses a bright star and the earth to describe his innermost desires to be immortal, unchanged, and rejuvenated. He expresses deep feelings toward his lover, and if he had to live without her, he would welcome death.

In the first two lines, Keats shows us that he would love to be around forever and full of life. “Bright star, would I were steadfast as thou art” (1). A star implies something that is around forever and unchanging because, in spite of occurrences throughout life, the star will reside in the sky each night. Adding bright to the star shows the importance of life to it and that to be unchanging alone is not enough for admiration. “Not alone splendour hung aloft the night” (2). This line states the bright star is not alone in its brilliance, but is accompanied by other stars. With this line, Keats expresses the importance of companionship and the fear of being alone.

“And watching, with eternal lids apart,

Like nature’s patient, sleepless Ermite” (3-4).

Using the term eternal lids apart projects Keats’ immortality and human characteristics because he cannot see everything and grows tired. If he could be a bright star, he would see his love endlessly without losing desire. Line four compares the earth to the bright star. Like the star, the earth is sleepless and, therefore, full of life and lasting forever. Patient implies the earth’s ability to be unaffected by the events that occur around it. The earth continues its course around the solar system un-waverly.

Keats then continues his poem, “The moving waters at their priest like task / Of pure abolition round earth’s human shore’s” (5-6). The water acts as a purifier to the earth like a priest blesses his children. Keats desires to have this quality in order to earn the advantage of revitalizing himself. Keats knows that he is subsequent to change and needs something to return to his pure state.

In the next two lines, Keats brings about another quality...

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